Sealing means for burial-caskets



B. A, BAER. SEALING MEANSFQR BURIAL'GASKETS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 29, I9I9. v 1,371,720. Patented Mar. 15,1921.

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UNlTEDf STATES *1).aTE1al'rv OFFICE,

BERTHOLD BAEmoENEw YORK, N. Y., AssmNoR NEW YORK, N. Y. p

'rofEEANK E. QAMPEELE, lor

' sEALING' MEANS Fon Brr'runat-casanrs.`

Specification of Lettersllatenti Application led yOctobert), 1919.`Serial No. 334,285.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, BERTHoLD A. BAER, a citizen of the United States,and resident of the borough of YManhattan7 State of New York,

Another vobject-is to provide means.

whereby the sealingcompound may. flowl toward theoutside of the closure,where the excess compound may be. collected'.v and readily removedwithout affecting the artistic appearance ofthe. casket.

- A still further object is t'o` provide certain improvements intheform, construction and arrangement of the parts whereby the above namedand other. objects may be e'ectively attained. J A

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanyingV drawing, in whichA v Figure l represents Ya side elevationof a burial casket having my improved sealing means applied thereto.v

' Fig.2 represents an enlarged detail sec,-

tion showinga portion ofthe casket and its cover in position to'beapplied thereto;

Fig. 3 represents asimilarview. with the cover and ybody locked andVyhermetically'l sealed, and A fFig. 4 represents a modified form .ofcasket having itssealing member secured to the woodvlining.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 to3 inelusive,A the body portion of thecasket` is denoted by l, the .moldingirby 2 and the inwardly disposedrim by 3, allofwhich are formed integral. ,l

'The rim 3 is provided in its upper face with a continuous groove 4extending around the sides and ends of the body, the outer wall V5 ofwhich groove is undercut. The inner wall 6 of the groove projects.upwardly: above the f. upper" facefoflthe rim to in the city. andV haveinvented a new and Y useful Improvement 1n Sealing `Means fork form aseat 7 for the cover 8. The cover 8V is provided with Va continuousdepending flange 9 the outer wall 10 of which is inclined inwardly'andupwardly and approximately parallel tothe wall 5 of Vthe rim 3, so thatwhen' the cover is placedv in posi# tion upon the rim the' flangePatentea'Manm, 1921...

9 will enter thel groove .4, leavlng the lower edge of the in`clinedlwall 10 spaced a suflicient distance 'i to pass the upper edge ofthe wall of theA groove 4, prior to the positioning ofY the cover,` into'which' compoundthe flange 9 is v 65. swung cODflPound 11 is inserted.in the-- securely embedded. vTo prevent. the com! pound from beingforced intothe interior of the casket when displaced bythe flange, Ilocate vthin strips 12of iexibleymaterial, such as'sheet metal, alongthe .inner wall 6 of thek groove4, in position to' be engaged by thecover, So that as .the coveriis brought downwardly toward the vrim theupper edge of the strips will be curled over makingV a tight joint at`the point .where the strips engage the flange, and thus preventthe'compound from vflowing .towardor over the seatV 7 as shown in Fig.3. To allow the excess compound 'to' flow vfreely'r awaylfrom thestrips, I provide the llange 9 with a series of arched passages 13, inits "lower edge, through whichV passages the compound ymay pass. :Thesurplus compound passing outwardlyffrom the Vgroove willV be; forcedthrough an open joint l4zform`ed between the opposed surfacesof the.cover and rim, which joint is concealed by` al peripheral bead l5depending from the cover.

' In the 'form shown'in.Fig.'.4,tthe body portion 16. is formed of'sheetmetaland re'- inforced by a wood lining 17 A'rim-lS yis secured tothebody and'liningby means ofdepending lugs 19 and'pins or rivets'20 en*-gaging 'the body, lining and lugs. Amold-y ing 2'1 is fastened tothelbody and rim yby soldering or any other well knownajand approvedmeans.'t The rim is provided with a continuous groove 22 lhaving itsyouter walll 23 undercutV and its inner wall 24 extended upwardly abovethe upper' surfaceuofvthe rim. Flexible strips 25 are locatedadjacentthe wall'24 and are adapted tobe engaged by the cover 26 and be curledfovertowa-rd the continuous dependingu flange '27.* The flange 27. isprovidedA along its flower-edge with arched passages 28 through whichthe compound 29 flows. `The compound passing j outwardly from the grooveto eXude through opposed surfaces of the rim and cover. This joint isconcealed by a peripheral bead 81 depending from the cover 26.

It will be understood that the sealing compoundused in the grooves isinserted prior to applying the `cover and substantillly of asemi-plastic state so that it will 22 will be caused fiowreadily and beeasily displaced to fill the spaces between the cover and the rim,thereby hermetically sealing the, joint v as soon as the compound setsand hardens.`

`lt is obvious that various changes may be resorted to in the form,construction and arrangement of the parts, without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention; hence I do not intend to be limited tothe details herein shown and described except p as they may bespecifically included in the upper surface,

claims. i i l.

What I claim is: x 1. A burialcasket comprising a body having acontinuous undercut groove in its a cover provided with a continuousdepending flange adapted to enter said groove, a sealing compound in thegroove arranged to embed said flange `and a flexible metallic meansvertically disposed inthe groove andarranged to coact with the cover forpreventingthe compound from entering theinterior of the body. f Y

2.1A burial casket comprising a body having a continuous undercut groovein its upper surface, acover provided with a continuous depending flangeadapted to enter said groove, a sealing compound Vin `the groovearranged to embed said zflange and a separate `flexible `metallic meansvertically disposed in the groovejand arranged to coact with. the coverfor preventing the compound from entering the interior :of the body.

3.1A burial casket comprising a body `having a continuous undercut"groove in its upper surface, a cover provided with acontinuous dependingflange adaptedto enter said groove, a` sealing compound in the groovearranged to embed said flange, passages inthe lower edge of the flangefor the transit of the sealing compound, and means vertically disposedin the groove and arranged to coact with the cover for preventing thecompound from entering Vthe interior of 4. A burialy casket comprising abody hav- .ing a continuous undercut groove in its upper surface, acover provided with a continuous depending `flange adapted` to entersaid groove, a sealing compound in the groove arranged to embed saidflange, arched passages in the lower edge of the flange for the transitof thesealing compound, and means vertically disposed in the groove andthe joint 30`between the j arranged to coact with the cover forpreventing the compound vfrom entering the interior of the body. v

5.v A burial casketco prisinga bo'dylhavinga rim, a continuous undercutgroove in said rim, a cover provided with a continuous depending flangeadapted to enter said groove, a sealing compound in the groove arrangedto embed said flange, `passages 1n the lower edge ofthe flange for thetransit of the sealing compound, and' means vertically disposed in thegroove and arranged to coact with the cover for preventing the' compoundfrom entering the` interior of the body; 1 1 i j 6. A burial casketcomprising a body having a rim, a continuous undercut groove in saidrim, a cover provided with a continuons depending flange adapted to`enter said groove, said cover being seatedV on the inner wall of thegroove and-spaced from thetop1 of' `the outer wall, a sealingk compound1n the groove arranged' to embed said flange,

and means vertically disposed in the groove and "arrangedV to coact withthe cover for preventing the compound from entering the f body@A l ,i i7. A burial casket comprising a body having a rim,-a continuousundercut-groove in said rim, a cover provided with a continuousdepending flange adapted to enter said groove, said cover being seated.on the inner wall ofthe groove and "spaced from thel top of the outerwall, a sealing compound inthe andvmeans vertically disposedin thegroove 8. A burial casket comprising a bodyhavadjacent said inner Wallarrangedto coact s with the cover for preventing the compound fromenteringthe` interior of the body.

9. A burial casket comprisingaf body having a rim, a continuous undercutgroove in said rim, acover provided with a continuous depending flange'`adapted to enter said groove, the inner wall of the groove projectingupwardly beyond the outer wall to.l form aseat `for said cover, asealing compound in thelgroovefarranged to `embed said flange,

passages in the lower edge of the liange for the-transit of the sealingcompound4 and means vertically. disposed in the groove adjacent sadinner-wall andV arranged tocoact with the cover for preventing thecompound frorn entering the interior of the body. Y

l0. A burial casket comprising a body having a rim, a continuousundercut groove in sald rim, a cover provided with a continuousdepending flange adapted to enter said groove, the inner wall of thegroove pro'ecting upwardly beyond the outer wall to orm a seat for saidcover and an open joint between the opposed surfaces of the cover andrim exterior to said Hange, a sealing compound in the groove arranged toembed the flange, passages in the flange for the transit .of the sealingcompound, means adjacent said inner wall coacting with the cover forpreventing the compound from entering the interior of the body, andmeans on the cover for concealing said joint.

11. A burial casket comprising a body having a rim, a continuousundercut groove in i said rim, a cover provided with a continuousdepending flange adapted to enter said groove, the inner wall of thegroove projectving upwardly beyond the outer wall to form a seat forsaid cover and an open jointrbetween vthe opposed surfacesof the coverand rim exterior to said flange, a'sealing compound in the'groovearranged to embed the flange, passages in the flange for the transit ofthe sealing compound, means adjacent said inner vvall coacting with thecover for preventing the vcompound from entering the interior of thebody, and a peripheral bead depending from the cover for concealing thejoint. f

In testimony7 that I claim the foregoingas my invention, I have signedmy name this 23rd day of October, 1919.

BERTHOLD A. BAER.

